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Migration and Remittances: Causes and Linkages

dc.contributor.author Niimi, Yoko
dc.contributor.author Özden, Çağlar
dc.date.accessioned 2012-06-22T19:42:22Z
dc.date.available 2012-06-22T19:42:22Z
dc.date.issued 2006-12
dc.description.abstract The authors empirically examine the determinants of remittance flows at the cross-country level. They consider, among other things, the significance of the level of migration, the education level of migrants, and financial sector development in determining remittances. Given the potential endogeneity problems, the migration and financial development variables are instrumented in the estimation. They find that the migration level is the main driver of remittance flows, even after controlling for the endogeneity bias through instrumental variable estimation. The authors also find that the education level of migrants relative to the population in home countries, the size of the economy, and the level of economic development of recipient countries adversely affect remittance flows. While they find the effect of financial sector development to be positive, its significance is not strongly supported in their analysis. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7255556/migration-remittances-causes-linkages
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8839
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Policy Research Working Paper;No. 4087
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCESS TO REMITTANCES
dc.subject ACCOUNTING
dc.subject AMOUNT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject AVERAGE VALUE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject BALANCE OF PAYMENT
dc.subject BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subject BALANCE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS
dc.subject BANKING SECTOR
dc.subject BANKING SYSTEM
dc.subject CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subject CITIZENS
dc.subject COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES
dc.subject COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject COUNTRY DATA
dc.subject COUNTRY SIZE
dc.subject CROSS-COUNTRY LEVEL
dc.subject DATA ON REMITTANCES
dc.subject DATA SETS
dc.subject DEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subject DEPOSITS
dc.subject DESTINATION COUNTRY
dc.subject DETERMINANTS OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subject DURABLE GOODS
dc.subject ECONOMETRIC ISSUES
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subject ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject ECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subject EDUCATED MIGRANTS
dc.subject EDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subject EFFECTS OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject EMIGRANT REMITTANCES
dc.subject EMIGRATION
dc.subject EMPIRICAL WORK
dc.subject ERROR TERM
dc.subject ESTIMATION RESULTS
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATE VARIATIONS
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject EXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subject EXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subject FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject FAMILY REUNIFICATION
dc.subject FINANCIAL DEPTH
dc.subject FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject FINANCIAL FLOWS
dc.subject FINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subject FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject FOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subject GDP
dc.subject GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject GOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subject GROWTH RATE
dc.subject HOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject HOME COUNTRY
dc.subject HOST COUNTRY
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject HOUSING
dc.subject IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject IMPORTANCE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject IMPORTANT POLICY
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
dc.subject INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS
dc.subject INFLATION
dc.subject INFLATION RATE
dc.subject INFORMAL CHANNELS
dc.subject INFORMAL FLOWS
dc.subject INFORMAL REMITTANCE
dc.subject INSURANCE
dc.subject INTEREST RATE
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS
dc.subject MACROECONOMIC LEVEL
dc.subject MICRO DATA
dc.subject MICROECONOMIC ANALYSES
dc.subject MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject MIDDLE EAST
dc.subject MIDDLE EASTERN
dc.subject MIGRANT
dc.subject MIGRANT REMITTANCES
dc.subject MIGRANT TRANSFERS
dc.subject MIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subject MIGRANTS
dc.subject MIGRATION
dc.subject MIGRATION DECISION
dc.subject MONEY TRANSFER
dc.subject MONEY TRANSFER FEES
dc.subject MONEY TRANSFERS
dc.subject NATIVE POPULATION
dc.subject NORTH AFRICA
dc.subject NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subject OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject POPULATION SIZE
dc.subject POSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subject PROGRESS
dc.subject RECIPIENT COUNTRIES
dc.subject RECIPIENT COUNTRY
dc.subject REMITTANCE
dc.subject REMITTANCE DATA
dc.subject REMITTANCE FLOWS
dc.subject REMITTANCE INFLOWS
dc.subject REMITTANCES
dc.subject RETURN ON INVESTMENT
dc.subject SEND MONEY
dc.subject SEND REMITTANCES
dc.subject SIGNIFICANT EFFECT
dc.subject SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subject TERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subject TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject TRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subject URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject URBANIZATION
dc.subject WESTERN EUROPE
dc.subject WORKER REMITTANCES
dc.subject WORKING POPULATION
dc.title Migration and Remittances: Causes and Linkages en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Jobs
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7255556/migration-remittances-causes-linkages
okr.globalpractice Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice Poverty
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/1813-9450-4087
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000016406_20061208163312
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 7255556
okr.identifier.report WPS4087
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2006/12/08/000016406_20061208163312/Rendered/PDF/wps4087.pdf en
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Remittances
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topic Economic Theory and Research
okr.topic Banks and Banking Reform
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population
okr.unit Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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relation.isSeriesOfPublication 26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87
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